He's aware of Nate's return to the tent and he waits, nervous, knowing he can't afford to hope, and yet trying to do so anyway. The moment Nate's arms are around him he's moving, though, turning to cling back to the man and bury his face in Nate's neck. Nate came back. Despite all of what Anders is, Nate came back.
"I am too." He'd wanted so badly to not hurt Nate and he'd done it anyway. For several minutes he just stays there, listening to his lover breathe, feeling the pinpricks of tiny claws digging in as Purrelden reclaims her perch on top of them both.
"I love you. I want you. I don't, I didn't... I don't want to keep secrets, or feel like I'm holding something back, or make you worry about that. I've never had a relationship that's mattered to me this much. I don't want to mess it up."
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Date: 2016-06-02 09:22 pm (UTC)From:"I am too." He'd wanted so badly to not hurt Nate and he'd done it anyway. For several minutes he just stays there, listening to his lover breathe, feeling the pinpricks of tiny claws digging in as Purrelden reclaims her perch on top of them both.
"I love you. I want you. I don't, I didn't... I don't want to keep secrets, or feel like I'm holding something back, or make you worry about that. I've never had a relationship that's mattered to me this much. I don't want to mess it up."